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The Menelaus blue morpho (Morpho menelaus) is one of thirty species of butterfly in the subfamily Morphinae. [1] Its wingspan is approximately 12 cm (4.7"), and its dorsal forewings and hindwings are a bright, iridescent blue edged with black, while the ventral surfaces are brown. [ 2 ]
The morpho butterflies comprise many species of Neotropical butterfly under the genus Morpho. This genus includes more than 29 accepted species and 147 accepted subspecies , found mostly in South America, Mexico , and Central America . [ 1 ]
Epargyreus clarus – silver-spotted skipper; Urbanus proteus – long-tailed skipper; Achalarus lyciades – hoary edge; Thorybes bathyllus – southern cloudywing; Thorybes pylades – northern cloudywing
The terrestrial ecoregions of Canada are all within the Nearctic realm, which includes most of North America. The Nearctic, together with Eurasia's Palearctic realm, constitutes the Holarctic realm of the Northern Hemisphere. [1] British Columbia is the most biodiverse province with 18 ecoregions across 4 biomes.
Blue morpho may refer to several species of distinctly blue butterfly under the genus Morpho, including: Morpho achilles (Achilles morpho) Morpho cypris (Cypris blue morpho) Morpho didius (Didius blue morpho) Morpho helenor (Helenor blue morpho) Morpho menelaus (Menelaus blue morpho) Morpho peleides (Peleides blue morpho) Morpho rhetenor ...
The wildlife of Canada or biodiversity of Canada consist of over 80,000 classified species, [a] and an equal number thought yet to be recognized. [3] Known fauna and flora have been identified from five kingdoms: [ 4 ] protozoa represent approximately 1% of recorded species; chromist (approximately 4); fungis (approximately 16%); plants ...
Blue morpho, Morpho menelaus; Painted lady, Vanessa ... Jonathan Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada (2008) Pyle, Robert Michael The ...
This new ecozone map includes 18 terrestrial, 12 marine and 1 freshwater ecozone, the latter two of which were derived from the marine bioregions outlined by Fisheries and Oceans Canada in 2009. [8] [6] This comprehensive framework is currently in use by Environment and Climate Change Canada to determine protected area coverage of Canada's ...